April 6, 2020

Hand Safety: How Much Protection Can Task-Specific Gloves Provide?

Richard Korman

April 1, 2020

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Better materials and standards improve gloves. Now workers must be convinced to use them.

COVID-19: Confronting The New Normal

Debra K. Rubin ENR Editors

April 2, 2020

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As the global pandemic rages, the construction sector copes with constantly shifting realities to keep projects, workforces, businesses and futures on track.

U.S. Jobsites Now Face Array of State COVID-19 Restrictions

ENR Editors

April 1, 2020

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With need to curb virus spread and protect workers and residents, governors and mayors from New York to California enact tougher rules, and shut down projects.

Product Snapshot: Fluid Trailer and Articulated Dump Truck

April 1, 2020

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The MTO service, fuel and lube trailer comes in three sizes: 460, 690 and 920 gallons, and it can handle up to five different types of fluid.

ENR's 1918 Flu Coverage Foreshadows COVID-19 Practices

Scott Lewis

April 1, 2020

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The 1918 influenza pandemic first erupted in France during World War I, having migrated from birds to pigs housed in factory-type farms and then to soldiers. It ravaged soldiers on army bases across the U.S.

A Multifront Drive Aims To Boost Hospitals' Capacity

Bruce Buckley

April 1, 2020

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As current and projected demand for added hospital beds to care for COVID-19 patients reaches dire levels in parts of the U.S., contractors are helping health care systems and governments explore a variety of ways to address the shortages.

Coronavirus and Construction

Corps Leaders Explain Strategy for Rapid Hospital Response

Janice L. Tuchman

Tom Ichniowski

March 28, 2020

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Corps chief, Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, spoke with ENR at New York City's Javits Center about the challenges of setting up temporary space.

Designers Advise on COVID-19-Related Pop-Up Hospitals

Nadine M. Post

April 1, 2020

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For design professionals, supporting the ongoing COVID-19 surge in the number of hospital beds needed is a matter of urgency.

UPDATE: UK Construction Copes With Mixed Guidance on COVID-19 Lockdown

Debra K. Rubin

Peter Reina

March 22, 2020

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More British projects are closed but others proceed as govt. and industry grapple with rising COVID-19 numbers, tough directives on social distance and economic fallout; across Europe, 190,000 cases and 8,700 deaths pose key challenges.

Cloud Infrastructure Keeps Firms Afloat During Coronavirus Pandemic

But transition may be rocky for firms looking for quick solutions

Jeff Rubenstone

March 22, 2020

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Some design and engineering firms that have shifted to cloud-based IT infrastructure are finding they can maintain their workloads even as many employees are forced out of their offices due to the pandemic.

Seattle Shuts Down Major Bridge Due to Cracks

Tim Newcomb

March 23, 2020

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City is determining near-term repairs.

D.C. Federal Judge Rejects Corps Permit for Dakota Access Pipeline

Mary B. Powers

March 26, 2020

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Judge orders agency to do new environmental review in case brought by tribe, but did not order a halt to current operation.

Involuntary Manslaughter Plea in Fatal Wildfire Case Costs Calif. Utility $4M

Mary B. Powers

March 24, 2020

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PG&E filed Camp fire pact as part of its bankruptcy restructuring, which includes new mitigation strategies for the 2020 wildfire season such as community microgrids.

Jacobs Executive Jumps to Jensen Hughes as COO

April 1, 2020

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Noted Boston-based CM educator Mark Hasso dies of cancer at 73

Soil Connect App Matches Users Who Need Dirt With Those Who Have It

Aileen Cho

April 1, 2020

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Chris Teetor, director of operations for DE Storage, which builds storage units, mobile homes and other properties across Delaware, needed 800 cu yd of clay material typically used for berms in ponds.

ENR COVID-19 Coverage Ramps Up

Janice L. Tuchman

April 1, 2020

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From the hundreds of thousands of page views on ENR.com, we know readers are on a quest to understand the rapidly changing situations they face during the COVID-19 emergency.

Trump Endorses $2T Public Works Program

April 1, 2020

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President Donald Trump says he backs legislation to launch a mammoth infrastructure investment program, in a follow-up bill to the new Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (see p. 8).

Airport Projects

Denver Airport Negotiates Final Payment with P3 Team It Fired Last Year

Mark Shaw

March 23, 2020

Denver will pay the public-private partnership team an additional $55 million to end its work on the airport's Great Hall renovation.

Louise Poirier

March 30, 2020

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Energy giant will immediately begin a phased exit of the Louisiana project, as a result of current market conditions.

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Greg Aragon

March 26, 2020

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The decision to cancel the $900 million facility had nothing to do with the coronavirus, the company said.

Construction Eyes an Expected New Stimulus Bill

Tom Ichniowski

April 1, 2020

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The newly enacted $2-trillion stimulus package to ease the impact of the coronavirus outbreak has benefits for engineering and construction firms—and their client companies—through provisions for small-business loans and tax breaks, plus some funding.

Product Snapshot: Fluid Trailer and Articulated Dump Truck

April 1, 2020

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The MTO service, fuel and lube trailer comes in three sizes: 460, 690 and 920 gallons, and it can handle up to five different types of fluid.

Pulse: Project News for the Week of April 6, 2020

April 1, 2020

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Denver Water is planning to raise Gross Dam in Boulder by 131 ft to a final height of 471 ft, increasing storage capacity from 41,811 acre-feet to about 119,000 acre-feet.